Bottle opener with rotatably mounted skirt engaging member



June 3, 1958 E. B. WHITE BOTTLE OPENER WITH ROTATABLY MOUNTED SKIRT ENGAGING MEMBER Filed Dec. 5, 1955 FIG.

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1 N VEN TOR United States Patent BOTTLE OPENER WITH ROTATABLY MOUNTED SKIRT ENGAGING MEMBER Edmund Bari-ell White, Quincy, Mass.

Application December 5, 1955, Serial No. 551,060

1 Claim. (Cl. 81- 3.46)

This invention relates to an opener adapted to open a can or remove a bottle top.

One of the major objects of this invention is to provide a construction which will extend the useful life of the opener as much as four or five times the normal life of such openers; this being accomplished by having a rotatable grip to engage the overhang of a removable closure, whereby any portion of the grip that becomes worn-down may be rotated out of operative position and a new portion of the grip may be rotated into operative position.

Another object of this invention is to make the said construction exceedingly simple, whereby the said construction may be applied to the inexpensive type of opener which is intended to be operated by hand.

It is well known that on many occasions an inexpensive opener is needed; but further, it is also well known that the main characteristic of :an inexpensive opener is its exceedingly short useful life. This invention lies in the specific structure of the closure remover.

Another object of this invention therefore is to combine the quality usually found in inexpensive openers with the service usually found in expensive openers.

With these objects in view and with other objects that will become apparent I shall now show and describe, first in limited form and then in full detail, the construction and combinations of my invention and the manner in which the same is to be made and used.

in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my can and bottle opener.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation view of the same as applied to a removable bottle closure and showing the rotatable grip.

Fig. 3 i a plan view of the annular rotatable grip.

Fig. 4 is a view serving doubly as a plan view and as a bottom view of the stud which secures the rotatable grip to the body of the opener.

Fig. 5 is a partial view of the opener as applied to a receptacle which is intended to be punctured.

Referring now to Fig. 1 is shown my can and bottle opener having an elongated flat body 1 made preferably of metal and having its forward end thereof 2 deformed upwardly with respect to the said body, the said deformed end tapering toward its extremity and providing a nose 3 at the extremity of the said deformed end. Now further is shown a tongue 4 die-pressed out of the said body and adapted to cooperate with the said tapered end when applied to a closure which is intended to be punctured. Further is shown a hole 5 at the rear extremity of the said body for the purpose of hanging the said opener on a hook or the like. All the aforesaid construction being common and well known.

Now, still referring to Fig. 1 is shown a stationary stud 6 depending from the said body 1 and supporting an annular rotatable shoulder grip 7 made preferably of metal; the said grip being adapted to engage the overhang of a bottle closure in cooperation with the said body 1 for the purpose of removing the said closure from the bottle.

Referring now to Fig. 2 is shown the body 1 of my can and bottle opener, the forward extremity 2 thereof deformed upwardly with respect to the said body, the said deformed end tapering toward its extremity and providing a nose 3 at the extremity of the said deformed end. Further is shown one of a pair of side cutting edges 2A of the said deformed nose. Further is shown a hook 4 die-pressed from the said body 1, the said hook or tongue element 4 projecting upwardly from the said body and being adapted to cooperate with the cutting edges of the said nose when applied to the edge of a receptacle for the purpose of puncturing the said receptacle. Further is shown the hole 5 in the body of the opener for the purpose of hanging the opener on a hook or the like.

Now further is shown the stationary stud 6, 6 having a double head and made preferably of metal and depending from the said body 1, and supporting an annular shoulder grip 7, made preferably of metal and adapted for rotation on the said stud; the said annular shoulder grip being rotatably supported by the said stud and spaced from said body, said annular shoulder grip cooperating with the said body 1 to remove the closure 9 of a receptacle 8 by engaging the overhang 9A of the said closure.

In Fig. 3 is shown the annular shoulder grip 7 having a hub 7A integral therewith and a bore 7D adapted for :a snug fit on the said stud 6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is both a plan view and a bottom view of the double-headed stud 6 made preferably of metal and used to secure the said annular shoulder grip 7 to the said body of the opener 1.

Now in Fig. 5 is shown a partial view of my can and bottle opener; :and is shown that part or construction which is common and well known. Thus is shown the body 1, the deformed extremity 2, one of a pair of cutting edges 2A on the sides of the said deformed extremity, and the tongue element 4 adapted to co-operate with the said cutting edges of the said nose 3 when applied to the edge of a receptacle 10 at the position of the receptacle bead 11 for the purpose of. puncturing the said recep' tacle.

In the use of my can and bottle opener, it is obvious, referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 that when the opener is in operative position and the handle or body 1 is pulled-up in a counter-clockwise direction that the closure will be removed from the bottle and the receptacle will be punctured, respectively.

Again, in using my opener, and referring to Fig. 3 it can be seen that if the position on the rotatable shoulder grip as indicated at C becomes worn-out, the positions as shown at C or C or C" may be rotated into the operable position C.

Thus, it can be seen that the useful life of the bottle opener may be extended to four or five times the normal life of such openers by the improvement of my new construction.

Again, I have found that certain steel studs and tubular rivets are now made in great quantities and at competitive prices, and that such studs and rivets are admirably adapted to my new construction.

Obviously I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein described and shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim: A receptacle opener for removing closures of the type including a skirt-like flange overhanging the mouth of the receptacle, said opener comprising an elongated flat body having a stud dependingfrom said body, an annular shoulder grip rotatably securedto and supported by said stud and spaced from a fiat side of said body, said annular shoulder grip having a peripheral portion to engage under the closure flange and cooperate with said flat side of the body in removing the closure.

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